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HANSARDPolice ReformIf the hon. Gentleman does not mind, I have been the Policing Minister for five months, compared with the 14 years that those on his side of the House were responsible for…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformThis Government have been very clear about their priorities on policing. In our safer streets mission, we have set out that we will halve violence against women and girls and…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformI am sorry to hear about the accident that the hon. Gentleman suffered in 2012, and I hope he has made a full recovery. On his specific point, I will go away and ask my officials…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformThe Home Secretary announced yesterday that there will be £0.5 billion of additional funding for policing next year, including money for the core grant and neighbourhood policing.…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; that is the experience that many Members of Parliament will encounter when they talk to their constituents, who feel that there is no point in…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformI gently point out that the Liberal Democrats were part of the coalition Government, and that through those years of austerity, we saw major cuts to police officers, including…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformI can write to the hon. Gentleman with the figures, but clearly, there have been issues with the Metropolitan police over the last 14 years and I know that the current…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformThis is the first opportunity I have had to welcome the right hon. Gentleman to his new role as shadow Home Secretary, but I think he might be forgetting a few facts. As I recall,…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformIt is worth reflecting on the fact that the number of PCSOs has halved in the past 14 years, and the number of specials has reduced by two thirds. Those are shocking figures. We…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformI thank my hon. Friend for his work in this important area. This Government are committed to dealing with shop thefts and attacks on retail workers, and we will bring forward…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformThe right hon. Gentleman is right that this Government are prioritising the crimes that affect communities and individuals, such as the increasing antisocial behaviour, threats…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformMy hon. Friend puts it well. This is why our safer streets mission has the ambitious aim to halve violence against women and girls over the next decade, to halve knife crime over…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformI reassure the hon. Gentleman that my noble Friend Lord Hanson, the Lords Minister, is looking at this. I gently point out that, in relation to fraud, we are having to deal with…20 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) on securing this important debate. I am…13 Nov 2024HANSARDNinja SwordsAs part of the Government’s aim to halve knife crime within a decade, we have a manifesto commitment to ban ninja swords and we will be making the relevant changes in secondary…13 Nov 2024HANSARDWeapons: Illegal Digital Content and Senior Executive LiabilityAs part of this Government’s aim to halve knife crime within a decade, the Government have a manifesto commitment to establish personal liability measures on senior executives of…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour: Leyton and WansteadI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) on securing this important debate and on his excellent speech. He is already demonstrating that he…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPolicing of ProtestsWe are all clear that Hezbollah are a proscribed organisation. The police take great care when they police protests; there is a great deal of briefing for officers beforehand.…21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is always a pleasure to answer the hon. Gentleman. That work will be ongoing. We want to recruit from the widest possible groups in our communities, and to encourage young…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPolicing of ProtestsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that important issue. As she knows, there will be post-legislative scrutiny of the legislation passed by the previous Government. As…21 Oct 2024